THIS is what your viewmodel should look like....

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using Component2.Models;

public class IndexViewModel {
    public List<Genre> Genres { get; set; }
    public List<Artist> Directors { get; set; }

    public IndexViewModel(List<Genre> _genres, List<Director> _directors) {
      Genres = _genres;
      Directors = _directors;
    }
}